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Let the Range Extender Wars Begin: Lotus Unveils Tiny Engine
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GreenCarReports.com | September 8th, 2009 We've written before about upcoming tiny, powerful engines that perform like much bigger versions but get far better gas mileage. Now, British sports-car maker Lotus has used those lessons in an engine designed just for the extended-range electric vehicles of the future. At next week's Frankfurt Auto Show, the company will show its three-cylinder, 1.2-liter Range Extender engine-and-generator set, designed to be fitted into series hybrids, or extended-range electric vehicles (EREVs). Series... Read More -
2010 Fisker Karma: 67 MPG AND 0-to-62-mph In Under 6 Seconds
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GreenCarReports.com | September 8th, 2009 The 2010 Fisker Karma will be the world's first production series hybrid, or extended-range electric vehicle, when it comes off the line late this year. Customer deliveries will start next May. Just prior to the Karma's German debut at next week's Frankfurt Auto Show, the company released emissions figures for the car. It will get, Fisker says, 67 miles per gallon (3.5 liters/100 kilometers) and its CO2 emissions will be only 83 grams per 100 km. Those are clearly impressive numbers for a... Read More
